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a special treat

Sometimes, in the morning, when I'm trying to rush myself or the boys to move-move-move and maybe today make it out the door on-time for school and work, I remember with a smirk how naive I used to...

Jan 26, 2013 Like

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back on the bandwagon

"I'm making soup too!" "What kind?" My mom texted back. "A made-up kind. I roasted a kabocha squash, and while it was cooking I sautéed carrots, celery, onion & rosemary in olive oil until soft. I...

Jan 18, 2013 Like

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not quite done

My kids have started listening to Christmas music. Which, by extension, means that I have also started listening to Christmas music. I didn't stop them when they asked. I may have even encouraged...

Nov 20, 2012 Like

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that primal, wild part of you

Apple season is coming to an end around here. Maybe it’s just in Maine, but Halloween always feels like the turning point, when the once-vigorous, crisp days of early fall abruptly launch their...

Oct 31, 2012 Like

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brimming with tradition

Some notes from around here: Two of my favorite women each just had a baby, and my family went to The Fair. (Though not necessarily in that order, that is certainly how their importance is ranked...

Oct 3, 2012 Like

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how greatly i appreciate

I sat here for a long time wondering what to write. Wanting to pick up right where we left off, but unsure of where that was, exactly. There was a gin and tonic next to me, which was slowly drained...

Sep 6, 2012 Like

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all the stars

"I know!" he proposed. "Why don't we all take naps, and then tonight you can work on your blog and I can go see the new Batman movie?"The nap part sounded nice. But there's this thing that has...

Aug 1, 2012 Like

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i wasn't kidding

The full impact of it didnt hit me until the end of the day. Late last Thursday night, talking on the phone with Josh while he closed up the restaurant, I was reflecting on the day wed just had and...

Jun 20, 2012 Like

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{ratio rally} sandwich bread

I need to get something off my chest. Im getting tired of rustic, artisan bread. That feels like a really bad thing to say. As if, by saying it, Im also implying that Id like to throw out all the...

Jun 6, 2012 Like

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it pleases you immensely

"Were Back!" the sign proclaims, below the hand-painted cartoon of a monstrous ice cream sundae, pressuring me every time I head north out of town to get excited, oblivious to the fact that I hadnt...

Jun 4, 2012 Like

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where is the rhubarb?

I keep meaning to grow rhubarb in my yard. Every spring, rhubarb has a place on my mental to-be-planted list. Every year, I never quite get around to it. I think this is partly due to the fact that...

May 23, 2012 Like

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all good things

Images from a gluten-free shoot I did at the restaurant late last week. Looking at them, I realize all sorts of things. About the limitations of my camera and lens and how much I love faces and...

May 15, 2012 Like

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"those things I love"

Well, would you look at that. I took that photo a month ago, with every intention of casually throwing it up here one afternoon, accompanied by some earnest urging for you to all make waffles the...

Apr 25, 2012 Like

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{ratio rally} flourless brownies

I just deleted a whole bunch of text right here. Im sorry you didnt get to read it, but truly none of us have time for it right now. Lots of chatting and loud statements about what characteristics...

Apr 4, 2012 Like

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who we are

My grandparents were the welcoming type. As in, the "coffees on, door is always open" type. And I mean that literally — there was always a hot pot of coffee in that house, from before daybreak to...

Apr 2, 2012 Like

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the promise of summer

On a recent breezy afternoon, the boys and I were outside in the backyard. They were excited to be geared up in lightweight jackets and puddle stompers instead of arctic wear, and were sloshing...

Mar 17, 2012 Like

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breakfast crêpes

When I was in high school, my friend Jill came over one afternoon and taught me how to make crêpes. This seemed like a pretty big deal to me, although it was clearly run-of-the-mill for her. She...

Mar 7, 2012 Like

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come and gone

Its Oscar night. The buzz of Oscar-worthy party snacks is filling the airwaves and cyberspace and this house, and can no longer be ignored. Never mind that we dont have a TV and probably wont be...

Feb 26, 2012 Like

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a true connection

I went to New York two weeks ago. It was different, very different, from my last trip. For one, I barely saw the city, save for my final night there when I escaped my hotel to wander around midtown...

Feb 24, 2012 Like

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wanting to be there

One morning awhile back, at work before anyone else, in a kitchen quiet except for the sounds of my own activity, I listened to part of a recent episode of This American Life. (Do you listen to...

Feb 17, 2012 Like

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pleasant in the morning

Ive been waking up early for about two weeks now, with the intention of getting work done before anyone else is awake to distract me. Sometimes I make it downstairs around 5am, other days, like...

Feb 2, 2012 Like

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i cant do it

I cant put up text in this space without giving you a visual, too. Even if the two are wholly unrelated. So here, have some tomatoes. And then you can go read about my morning.

Jan 27, 2012 Like

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treasure all the more

Its still dark at 6am. Most days it is, anyway. Today, though, there is a soft light, coming from both above and below, a glow that fills the dark air. White-blue, it feels equal parts magical and...

Jan 27, 2012 Like

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one I plan on keeping

I didnt resolve anything for 2012. I considered it for about half a minute. I thought about my resolution track record, trying to remember what Id been determined I should or shouldnt do in past...

Jan 7, 2012 Like

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weekend breakfast::at home

::The night before, par-bake your favorite pizza crust. ::Next morning, preheat the oven as hot as it will go. ::Top the crust with your favorite breakfast items and bake it until everything is...

Dec 10, 2011 Like 1 person likes this

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gluten-free ratio rally confessions

Maybe its just me, but sometimes these Ratio Rally posts have a bit of a confessional air about them. This is not a bad thing. Its nice, as a baker, to read about your peers slip-ups in the...

Dec 7, 2011 Like

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the exception

Is there anything to say about New York that hasnt already been said? Probably not. But seeing as no one has yet said anything about my recent trip there, Im going to forge ahead. We went for the...

Nov 22, 2011 Like

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as it should be

You know how sometimes youll stop by a favorite blog and find a post that starts out, "Ive been trying to write this post for a while now...?" And then the author talks a bit about the writers...

Nov 2, 2011 Like

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stop-you-in-your-tracks good

Did you catch what I said earlier? About the chicken class? Yeah, Im that person. Every time I want to tackle a new project, be it knitting or planning a garden or photography, I find it impossible...

Oct 15, 2011 Like

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A Baking Life

a special treat

back on the bandwagon

not quite done

that primal, wild part of you

brimming with tradition

how greatly i appreciate

all the stars

i wasn't kidding

{ratio rally} sandwich bread

it pleases you immensely

where is the rhubarb?

all good things

"those things I love"

{ratio rally} flourless brownies

who we are

the promise of summer

breakfast crêpes

come and gone

a true connection

wanting to be there

pleasant in the morning

i cant do it

treasure all the more

one I plan on keeping

weekend breakfast::at home

gluten-free ratio rally confessions

the exception

as it should be

stop-you-in-your-tracks good

settling in

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